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O <strong>le</strong> Tala<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i e Tusa ma <strong>le</strong> Faamatalaga a Luka<br />
alolofa ia i latou. Ona o <strong>le</strong> lalolagi ua tatau ai ia i<br />
tatou ona faapaiaina o tatou lava tagata. Ina ua feagai<br />
ia soo o Iesu ma lo latou taimi o <strong>le</strong> upumoni, na tusia<br />
e Ioane, ‘Talu mai <strong>le</strong>na taimi o <strong>le</strong> toate<strong>le</strong> o ona soo na<br />
toe foi i tua, ma sa <strong>le</strong> toe savavali faatasi ma ia,’ ona<br />
faliu <strong>le</strong>a o Iesu i e na totoe ma fesiligia i latou, ‘Pe tou<br />
te fia o ese foi?‘ (Ioane 6:66–67.)“ (A Time to Choose<br />
[1972], 39–40).<br />
Ia fetufaai atu i tamaiti o <strong>le</strong> vasega lau tautinoga i <strong>le</strong> tala<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i<br />
i <strong>le</strong> avea ai ma se soo o Iesu Keriso.<br />
Luka 15 (tagai foi Mataio 18:12–14). Pe a<br />
tatou fesoasoani i isi ina ia salamo, tatou<br />
te lagonaina <strong>le</strong> olioli ma e olioli foi <strong>le</strong> lagi.<br />
(45–50 minute)<br />
S M T W TH F S<br />
Ia valaaulia ni nai tamaiti o <strong>le</strong> vasega e fetufaai atu ni mea na<br />
latou oo i ai ina ua <strong>le</strong>iloa se mea sa taua te<strong>le</strong> ia i latou.<br />
• Na faapefea ona faigata lau taumafai ina ia sailia <strong>le</strong> mea<br />
sa <strong>le</strong>iloa?<br />
• O a ituaiga lagona na oo ia te oe ina ua <strong>le</strong>iloa ia te<br />
oe se mea e sili ona taua?<br />
• Pe na i ai se taimi na e <strong>le</strong>iloa ai po o se tasi foi o lou aiga?<br />
• E faapefea ona ese ni lagona e oo ia te oe mo se tagata<br />
e <strong>le</strong>iloa mai ou lagona mo se mea na <strong>le</strong>iloa?<br />
• Faitau <strong>le</strong> Mataupu Faavae ma <strong>Feagaiga</strong> 18:10–16. O <strong>le</strong><br />
a <strong>le</strong> mea o loo ta’u mai e nei fuaiupu e uiga i <strong>le</strong> <strong>le</strong>iloa?<br />
• O <strong>le</strong> a <strong>le</strong> mea e sili ona <strong>le</strong>aga, o <strong>le</strong> <strong>le</strong>iloa i <strong>le</strong> faa<strong>le</strong>tino po<br />
o <strong>le</strong> faa<strong>le</strong>agaga? Aisea?<br />
Tuu atu i tamaiti o <strong>le</strong> vasega e faitau <strong>le</strong> Luka 15:1–3,<br />
ma fesili atu:<br />
• O a vaega o tagata na aoaoina atu i ai e Iesu ia nei faataoto?<br />
• O a ni auala e mafai ai ona mafaufauina se tasi ua “<strong>le</strong>iloa”?<br />
Ia uunaiina tamaiti o <strong>le</strong> vasega e manatua po o ai <strong>le</strong>a o loo<br />
aoaoina a o latou suesueina ia faataoto i <strong>le</strong> mamoe na se,<br />
o <strong>le</strong> tupe na <strong>le</strong>iloa, ma <strong>le</strong> atalii faamaimau ‘oa. Fesili atu:<br />
• E te iloaina se tasi e te lagona ua “<strong>le</strong>iloa faa<strong>le</strong>agaga”?<br />
• O a nisi o mafuaaga e teena ai e tagata <strong>le</strong> tala<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i?<br />
Ia valaaulia tamaiti o <strong>le</strong> vasega e tuu mai se faataitaiga pe<br />
mafai faapefea e se Au Paia o Aso e Gata Ai ona <strong>le</strong>iloa<br />
faa<strong>le</strong>agaga e aunoa ma <strong>le</strong> tuua o <strong>le</strong> Eka<strong>le</strong>sia.<br />
Faitau <strong>le</strong> Luka 15:4, 8, 11–13 ma vaai ai mo mafuaaga eseese<br />
o mea taitasi na <strong>le</strong>iloloa ai o loo i ai i nei faataoto. Faitau <strong>le</strong><br />
saunoaga <strong>le</strong>nei mai ia Peresitene Tavita O. Makei i <strong>le</strong> vasega, a<br />
o avea ma se tasi o <strong>le</strong> Au Peresitene Sili pe tuuina atu foi o se<br />
pepa e tufatufaina atu:<br />
96<br />
“Na faapefea ona <strong>le</strong>iloa <strong>le</strong> [tamai mamoe o loo i <strong>le</strong><br />
faataoto o <strong>le</strong> mamoe na se]? E <strong>le</strong>’i faatautee o ia. Afai<br />
e te mulimuli <strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i i <strong>le</strong> faatusatusaga, sa saili lava e <strong>le</strong><br />
tamai mamoe <strong>le</strong> mea e tausi ai o ia i se tulaga atoatoa<br />
ma faatulafonoina, ae masalo o lona <strong>le</strong> mafaufau i ai,<br />
po o <strong>le</strong> <strong>le</strong> mautonu, na ia mulimuli atu ai i faatosinaga<br />
a <strong>le</strong> fanua, o <strong>le</strong> lauusiusi o <strong>le</strong> vao seia oo ai lava ina<br />
ua alu ese atu ma <strong>le</strong> lafu ma ua <strong>le</strong>iloa ai.<br />
“O <strong>le</strong>a o loo i ai i latou faapena i totonu o <strong>le</strong> Eka<strong>le</strong>sia,<br />
o alii talavou ma tamaitai talavou, o e ua o ese mai <strong>le</strong><br />
lafu i ni auala atoatoa ma faatulafonoina. O loo latou<br />
sailia <strong>le</strong> faamanuiaina, faamanuiaina i pisinisi,<br />
faamanuiaina i galuega, ma e <strong>le</strong> umi ae latou <strong>le</strong> toe<br />
fiafia i <strong>le</strong> Eka<strong>le</strong>sia ma oo ai lava ina <strong>le</strong> toe fesootai ma<br />
<strong>le</strong> lafu; ua latou <strong>le</strong> iloa <strong>le</strong> ala o <strong>le</strong> faamanuiaina moni,<br />
atonu e <strong>le</strong>’i mafaufau i ai, atonu sa tau <strong>le</strong> mautonu, ae<br />
o nisi foi tulaga, atonu sa naunau lava i ai. Ua faatauasoina<br />
i latou i <strong>le</strong> mea moni o <strong>le</strong> faamanuiaina. ...<br />
“I <strong>le</strong> tulaga [i <strong>le</strong> faataoto o <strong>le</strong> tupe na <strong>le</strong>iloa] o <strong>le</strong> mea<br />
na <strong>le</strong>iloa e <strong>le</strong>’i pa’u ia te ia lava lona <strong>le</strong>iloa. O <strong>le</strong> tagata<br />
ua faatuatuaina i ai <strong>le</strong> tuuina i ai o <strong>le</strong>na tupe, ua<br />
faatamala pe <strong>le</strong> popo<strong>le</strong> foi, ua mafua ai ona <strong>le</strong>iloa. E i<br />
ai <strong>le</strong> eseesega ou te manatu e fetaui mo i tatou i <strong>le</strong> afiafi<br />
<strong>le</strong>nei. O lo tatou luitau e <strong>le</strong> na o tupe, ae o agaga ola<br />
o fanau, autalavou, ma tagata matutua. ... Atonu o<br />
loo i ai se tasi o loo fealualuai solo ona o se faamatalaga<br />
tuulafoai a se teineitiiti o lana tupulaga i <strong>le</strong> [polokalama<br />
a tamaitai talavou], . . . ma ua tuu atu o ia e <strong>le</strong><br />
Peresitene . . . e alu, ma ua <strong>le</strong> toe tulitataoina o ia i <strong>le</strong><br />
isi afiafi o <strong>le</strong> Aso Lua ma valaaulia o ia e sau. O se isi<br />
tagata atonu ua <strong>le</strong>iloa ona o <strong>le</strong> . . . <strong>le</strong> popo<strong>le</strong> o <strong>le</strong> faiaoga<br />
o <strong>le</strong> Aoga Sa o <strong>le</strong> ua faamalieina lava i tagata e toasefululima<br />
sa i ai i <strong>le</strong>na taeao, nai lo <strong>le</strong> manatu i <strong>le</strong> toasefululima<br />
o e o loo taase solo ona o <strong>le</strong> <strong>le</strong> amanaiaina. ...<br />
“O <strong>le</strong> faataoto lona tolu o <strong>le</strong> atalii faamaimau ‘oa, <strong>le</strong><br />
‘atalii laitiiti,’ ua ta’uina mai ia i tatou, e <strong>le</strong>’i lava lona<br />
matua i <strong>le</strong> faiga o lana faaiuga. Sa <strong>le</strong> fiafia o ia i <strong>le</strong><br />
vaavaaiga malu a lona tama, ma sa sili atu ai ia te ia<br />
<strong>le</strong> alu ese mai <strong>le</strong> taitaiga <strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i a lona tama. Sa matuai<br />
ma’oti lava lona manao i <strong>le</strong> mea e ta’ua o <strong>le</strong> saolotoga,<br />
o <strong>le</strong>a sa ia talosaga atu ai se’i alu e faataitai ona apaau.<br />
O <strong>le</strong>a na ia faapea atu ai, ‘Lo’u tama e, ina aumaia ia<br />
o la’u vaega ma o <strong>le</strong> a ou alu.’ Na tuuina atu i ai e <strong>le</strong><br />
tama ia te ia lana vaega, ma ua faapea ona ia alu atu.<br />
“O <strong>le</strong> tulaga <strong>le</strong>nei i <strong>le</strong> manao, o <strong>le</strong> filifiliga, <strong>le</strong> filifiliga<br />
mautu. O se tetee foi <strong>le</strong>nei i <strong>le</strong> pu<strong>le</strong>. O <strong>le</strong> a <strong>le</strong> mea na<br />
ia faia? Na ia faaaluina a na tupe i mea <strong>le</strong> aoga, na ia<br />
faama’imauina lana vaega faatasi ma fafine talitane.<br />
O <strong>le</strong> auala <strong>le</strong>na o loo <strong>le</strong>iloloa ai i latou.<br />
“O talavou o e ua amata ona faamalieina o latou<br />
tuinanau ma lagona ua agaigai atu i latou i <strong>le</strong> ala o <strong>le</strong><br />
liliuese e pei lava ona mautinoa o <strong>le</strong> oso a’e o <strong>le</strong> la i<br />
sasae. Ou te <strong>le</strong> taofiofia mai <strong>le</strong> autalavou; ae soo se